Commercial
Building on the flood problem.
Domestic flood claims are becoming an increasingly heavy burden for insurers and modern building techniques are adding to the problem. Bob Spencer offers a solution.
Appointment at HealthSure.
Kirsten Tallis has been recruited by HealthSure as account development co-ordinator. In her new role...
JLT eyes "ambitious acquisitions" as profits leap by 8%.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson looks set to a acquire several medium-sized UK brokers in the coming months, ...
View from the Top - Mike Mitchell, distribution director, Lloyds TSB
The online personal lines insurance market is experiencing a rapid period of growth. In any industry...
FirstAssist seals Sona deal.
FirstAssist Group, formed in April after a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance's healthcare an...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection.
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has taken on Alison Hawkins as corporate business developer. She w...
Employers cannot take back e-mail control.
Prior to the advent of e-mail, business relationships were built through face-to-face contact and te...
SalvageSale set to announce new claims alliance
Online salvage marketplace SalvageSale has revealed that it will announce a new strategic global alli...
A small fortune.
Rising liability premiums are having a drastic impact on the livelihoods of small businesses. However, insurers argue SMEs are being treated fairly. David Fanning asks if enough is being done to ease the fundamental problems surrounding this sector.
All EARs for ABI input.
Seven years might be a long time for some, but in insurance it appears to be no time at all, such is...
Appointment at Groupama Healthcare.
Groupama Healthcare has appointed Philip Whitelock as senior healthcare development underwriter for ...
FSCS outlines plans for insurer collapse.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has outlined contingency plans that would be executed in ...
Is new compensation body really necessary?
The establishment of a new government body to look into the growing compensation culture in the UK, ...
Lawcall Direct snaps up TAG cases
The 250,000 ongoing cases left in limbo following the demise of The Accident Group have been taken on...
PwC seeks advice on Indie legal action.
The liquidators of Independent Insurance, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, may yet seek legal redress from t...
Out of house and home?
Mortgage payment protection policies have come in for criticism recently, but providers are working hard to improve cover, claims and clarity. Rachel Gordon reports.
Folgate Partnership acquires Peter Hill Insurance Group.
The Folgate Partnership has acquired Buckinghamshire-based Peter Hill Insurance Group for an undiscl...
New disaster firm targets 150 brokers.
A new disaster recovery specialist for the SME sector launched this week and is aiming to target 150 ...
Insurers clueless over extent of mould problem.
The article, A Growing Concern (PM, 3 July, p17), appeared to me elitist mumbo jumbo. The author sug...
Supermarket sweep.
People immersed in the small and medium-sized enterprise industry Šoften argue that large FTSE 100 ...
Holman Insurance Brokers transfers business activities.
Wholesale Lloyd's broker Holman Insurance Brokers has transferred its business activities into its s...
Medical Bill sparks funds row.
Mutually run medical associations are arguing against a House of Commons Bill, which, if passed, wil...
On track for success.
Despite recent problems faced by the life insurance industry, Legal & ŠGeneral Assurance Society has continued to stay ahead of the game and earn Šitself the Life Insurer of the Year award for the fourth year running. ŠAngela Faherty reports.
JLT: "there is room for growth".
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson is prepared to make more acquisitions, having acquired Thomas Winter I...